Rankings this week took a change. We have a new #1, and a big leaper of 4 places. Three games where played this weekend. First game was the defending champion Rochester Knighthawks facing off against the young Minnesota Swarm. Rochester came out on top 11-10 on a penalty shot by Johnny Powless after the Swarm where called for a bench minor with under 2 minutes to play in the game. We…
Buffalo Bandits General Manager Steve Dietrich today announced that the team has agreed to terms on one-year contracts with forward Luke Wiles and transition player Scott Stewart, pending league approval. “Luke is an elite offensive player in this league,” Dietrich said. “He has grown into a team leader whose sole focus is on helping Buffalo win the Champion’s Cup.” Wiles (5’11”, 200 lbs., 7/28/82) joined the Bandits last season and immediately…
The Toronto Rock are 0-1 on their new Toronto Rock Athletic Centre (TRAC) turf, after suffering a 12-8 loss at the hands of the Edmonton Rush in Saturday’s exhibition tilt. It was the first pre-season game for both teams. Rock players who stood out in the loss included an impressive performance from B.C. native Kyle Belton. The recently signed 3rd rounder netted a hat trick in his first action with…
With three pre season NLL games now in the books, we learned plenty about several players and teams. One game is left to go next week, but here are ten things NLL fans learned this week in the exhibition action. Jordan McBride is the Real Deal After scoring two goals against Minnesota last week we thought that Jordan McBride looked like an improved player. But after scoring four goals against…
Once again the Langley Event Center home of the two time WLA Champs Langley Thunder played host to the National Lacrosse League. This year the Calgary Roughnecks and Colorado Mammoth were the combatants. The game had a local flavor to it, as the fans had the chance to watch two of there on Thunder in action. Matt Leveque (Calgary) and Ian Poole (Colorado). After falling behind 6-2 the Mammoth score…
On Saturday night the NLL preseason kicked off with a battle between the Toronto Rock and the Edmonton Rush. This was expected to be a great warm up match for both teams as they both had success in 2012. The Rush opened the scoring in this game and grabbed a quick 2-0 lead over the Rock. Edmonton’s first overall pick Mark Matthews scored the first goal of the game and…
The Rochester Knighthawks defeated the Minnesota Swarm at home tonight in pre season action by a score of 11-10. Rookies Kiel Matisz and the recently signed Sam Bradman both scored two goals for Minnesota, while transition man Joel McCready scored three goals for Rochester. Former NLL MVP and one of the newest Knighthawks, Casey Powell, scored twice in his return to NLL action. Johnny Powless also scored a hat trick,…
The rosters have been released for tonight’s pre season game between the Rochester Knighthawks and Minnesota Swarm at Blue Cross Arena, and is below. Brock Sorensen and Kiel Matisz are both on the Swarm roster after not playing against Colorado last week. Meanwhile, we will see Casey Powell play for the Knighthawks for the first time. Jordan MacIntosh is listed as active on the roster below.
For the second consecutive year, the Washington Stealth are traveling north of the U.S. boarder for training camp, giving British Columbia NLL fans an insider’s look at their favorite players vying to play in the 2013 NLL season. This Saturday, Dec. 8 and Sunday, Dec. 9 the Stealth will hold a two-day training camp at the Langley Events Centre <www.LangleyEventsCentre.com> in Langley, B.C. for their third camp of the pre-season….
With the news coming that Luke Wiles will be signing in Buffalo, the Bandits now have a truck load of right handed shooters in training camp, not to mention some good left handed shooters as well. Now comes the tough choices for the Buffalo coaching staff. Aaron Wilson and Derek Hopcroft were brought in from Edmonton and Colorado, respectively. Add them in with Mat Giles, Tracey Kelusky and rookie Dhane Smith….